Bibliometric analysis of lipophagy:2013 to 2023

Heliyon. 2024 Aug 2;10(15):e35299. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35299. eCollection 2024 Aug 15.

Abstract

Lipophagy is defined as the autophagic degradation of lipid droplets. It is a selective autophagy process that can continuously circulate and redistribute metabolites to maintain the body's energy balance. Over the last ten years, there has been a significant increase in the amount of literature on lipophagy, making it more challenging to track the field's advancement using conventional techniques. The data from the lipophagy literature published in the last ten years was converted into visual representations with the use of bibliometric tools. An increasing number of countries and institutions are delving further into lipophagy research with the support of visualization technologies. The five main illnesses of cancer, atherosclerosis, fatty liver, hyperlipidemia, and neurodegenerative diseases have become study opportunities, as have the mechanisms of macroautophagy, microautophagy, and chaperone-mediated autophagy.

Keywords: Atherosclerosis5; Bibliometric2; Cancer6; Fatty liver4; Lipid metabolism3; Lipophagy1.

Publication types

  • Review